Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.82% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 3.13% or 1.17 points to trade at 38.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) added 1.63% or 0.95 points to end at 59.35 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.29% or 1.85 points to 145.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 6.04% or 1.00 points to trade at 15.55 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 4.14% or 0.28 points to end at 6.48 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 3.14% or 3.80 points to 117.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 302 to 256 and 109 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.99% or 0.57 to $56.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.00% or 0.01 to hit $62.06 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1186.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.32% to 4.1419, while USD/PLN rose 0.41% to 3.8009.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 97.49.